Giovanni Gio Flores was 19 and a University of Illinois Chicago student when he was fatally shot on July 6, 2022. He had dropped his mother at Mount Sinai Hospital for a doctor’s appointment and was waiting in his car in Douglass Park, in the 1600 block of South Farrar Drive, when another vehicle approached and someone fired. Giovanni was struck multiple times in the back of his head and body and was pronounced dead soon after at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Family members described Giovanni as kind, hardworking and dedicated to his studies; his older brother Steven Flores said Giovanni was peaceful and would not harm anyone. Cook County Crime Stoppers offered a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction, but as of the latest update no arrests have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone was in or near Douglass Park around July 6, 2022 and saw a vehicle or activity that could help investigators, please share what you know with the authorities.